The Pentagon is claiming the country's top military
technologies are still safe, despite reports that Chinese hackers gained access
to plans for more than two dozen weapons programs.

"Suggestions that
cyber intrusions have somehow led to the erosion of our capabilities or
technological edge are incorrect," Pentagon spokesman George Little said in a Tuesday
statement. "We maintain confidence in our weapons platforms. The Department of
Defense takes the threat of cyber espionage and cyber security very seriously,
which is why we have taken a number of steps to increase funding to strengthen
our capabilities, harden our networks, and work with the defense industrial
base to achieve greater visibility into the threats our industrial partners are
facing."

The statement comes after The Washington Post published a
story claiming Chinese hackers had been able to infiltrate cyber networks to
obtain plans for some of the country's most advanced weapons, including the
F-35, Patriot missiles, U.S. Army's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, the
Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System and the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.

Many of these weapons systems are managed in Huntsville and
involve some of the largest players in the defense industry, including Lockheed
Martin, Northrop Grumman, Boeing and Raytheon.

The Post story also claims the Chinese stole the blueprints
and top secret information related to the new headquarters for the Australian
spy agency ASIO. The Australians deny the allegation the information was
obtained by hackers.

White House spokesperson Jay Carney said the topic of cyber
security will be among those discussed when President Barack Obama meets with
Chinese President Xi Jinping in California this June.

"Cyber-security is a key priority of this
administration. It is a key concern that
we have. It is an issue that we raise at
every level in our meetings with our Chinese counterparts," Carney said.

For its part, China has denied using the American
technology. If it does have the information, it would allow the country to
build the products quickly and save on development costs, The Post said.